1.1 Introduction
Monogastric animal production, in particular the poultry production sector, is growing continuously, driven mostly by the demand for meat and eggs. However, this rapidly growing industry and the increasing demand for poultry feeds have led to a considerable increase in feedstuff prices. The gap between demand and supply of balanced feed is expected to increase, and consequently increase the cost of production. On the other hand, the conventional feed ingredients such as maize, wheat and rice can no longer meet the poultry industry’s demand for feed. In addition, in-feed antibiotics have been used over a period of time as growth promoters, which positively aids in feed conversion rates and consequently reduces the cost.
As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Research hypothesis and questions, Limitations of the Study and Definition of technical terms.
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